Vitamin D and Visceral Obesity in Humans: What Should Clinicians Know?

Prapimporn Chattranukulchai Shantavasinkul1,2, Hataikarn Nimitphong3

  • 1Division of Nutrition and Biochemical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.

Nutrients
|July 27, 2022
PubMed

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